Memories

Jessie Woodson Crutcher Carrell

Jessie Carrell, my grandmother wrote this autobiography in 1969.
She recounts stories that her mother told of experiences during the Civil
War and her own remembrances of her childhood and early life in Tennessee
and Texas.

Her daughter, Wilma Carrell Browning, gave her a leather-bound book and
asked her to write her memories. She finished writing this journal in March
of 1969 and died peacefully in her sleep in November, 1969. At this time
she was at her home, in the post office, at Samnorwood, Texas. She had lived
alone for seventeen years following the death of her husband, Solomon
Jocephas Carrell in 1952.

I wanted the children in our family to be able to hear the voice of their
great-great grandmother.
She had an excellent memory and when she was in her 70's, could recite poems and scriptures
she had learned as a child, as evidenced by these recordings made in 1968.

The featured song is "Face to Face"
View the lyrics for this song here.
For more songs like this, visit my son, Elton at...

Thanks to Elton for help with the audio files.

Page Comments

2017-02-05
I found the picture of Louisa May Crutcher in your webpage. . I have the
same picture but with Thomas Robert Crutcher as well. Plus I have a picture
of her parents, William Woodson May and Sarah Jackson Beasley May. Giles
Porter Crutcher is my Great grand-father. Your webpages helped me fill in
some blanks. Thanks, Tommy Hoyler
Tommy Hoyler

2015-11-03
This is a lovely tribute! I discovered it while searching for resource
materials for an elementary school project on the pioneers. Thank you so
much for sharing!
Karen Carter